John: What personality will be needed for that job? Li Ming: I think I need to be patient for my ideas which will take a long time to develop. I also need to be creative enough to have good ideas. John: What experience will be most useful to you?
patient, creative, hard-working, co-operative, confident, brave, positive, pleasant, polite, determined, energetic, strict with……
Group work
In groups discuss a scientific job you might choose in the future. Questions and expressions in the table on page 6 may help you begin and make the dialogue with your partner.
3. What was Qian Xuesen’s main achievement when he returned to China? When Qian Xuesen returned to China he set up a space institute to begin training people in how to design and build rockets.
Unit 1 Great Scientist